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泥岩 (でいがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

泥でい岩がん

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Meanings

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noun

mudstone

A fine-grained sedimentary rock composed mainly of clay and silt particles; a geological term.

この地ち域いきの地ち層そうには泥でい岩がんが多おおく見みられる。
Mudstone is commonly found in the strata of this region.

Written forms

泥でい岩がんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for mudstone.
でい岩がん
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still used in some contexts.

Kanji

泥mud, mire, adhere to
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Similar words

頁けつ岩がん
頁岩 (shale) is a type of mudstone with a fissile, laminated structure, while 泥岩 is a broader term for any mudstone.
砂さ岩がん
砂岩 (sandstone) is coarser-grained than 泥岩, composed mainly of sand-sized particles.

Etymology

Compound of 泥 (でい, 'mud') and 岩 (がん, 'rock').